no bullsh*t - Collecting Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 11:14 PM [i]On 2005-02-17 15:35, cynfulcynner wrote IMHO, most museums keep large portions of their collections away from the public primarily because they don't have enough exhibit space. Also, some items can't go on public view because they are too delicate. Sorry, I perhaps shouldn't have used the term 'hoard'. There are indeed many reasons for not showing parts of collections, such as the ones above. You can't see 99% of the British Museum's Polynesian collection purely because they are working on a new space for them. I just feel that museums who have such large collections of unseen artifacts should be more proactive in lending the more robust ones for display elsewhere. Trader Woody

[i]On 2005-02-17 15:35, cynfulcynner wrote
IMHO, most museums keep large portions of their collections away from the public primarily because they don't have enough exhibit space.
Also, some items can't go on public view because they are too delicate.

Sorry, I perhaps shouldn't have used the term 'hoard'. There are indeed many reasons for not showing parts of collections, such as the ones above. You can't see 99% of the British Museum's Polynesian collection purely because they are working on a new space for them.

I just feel that museums who have such large collections of unseen artifacts should be more proactive in lending the more robust ones for display elsewhere.

Trader Woody

Post #141893 by Trader Woody on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 11:14 PM